Plant Portrait

Scientific Name:

Erigeron pulchellus

Common Name:

Robin's Plantain

Native/Alien:

Native

Type:

Perennial

Closeup of Stem

Note the leaf does not clasp the stem.

leaf

April 2005
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Stem with Buds and Bloom

stem with leaf and flowers

April 2005
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Closeup of Buds and Bloom

Note the width of the petals. The flower is 1 1/8 inches in diameter.

flower and buds

April 2005
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Closeup of Bloom

Compare the petals with those of the Common or Philadelphia Fleabane.

flower

April 2005
© MB Baumeister

Plants in Bloom

The flowers seem to bleach out in the sun. These plants do not have as many blooms per plant as the Common or Philadelphia Fleabane, so a colony may not look as "full".

a colony

April 2005
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Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

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